A popular science article that I co-wrote with Ankila Hiremath is out now in @MongabayIndia
"Restoring Indian grasslands does not require disturbing soil and planting grasses, but more science"
india.mongabay.com/2022/08/commen….
Read on for a quick summary
@atree_org @mongabay 1/12 Awareness about the importance of India’s grasslands is slowly increasing. Scientists and nature enthusiasts have increasingly started to document India's threatened grassland biodiversity: wolves, hyenas, foxes, lizards, frogs, birds, plants just to name a few. 2/12

🌟Publication alert!🌟
Botanists are discovering several endemic plants in the Indian savannas—ecosystems long misinterpreted as wastelands of low conservation value.
Article link (DM for access if needed): onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bt…
Read on for a summary. 1/n A huge proportion of biodiversity remains undescribed globally, and this biodiversity knowledge shortfall is disproportionately > for tropical savannas compared to tropical forests 2/n

I bet you haven't read very many studies on restoring Indian #grasslands. Read on for a summary of our recent article in @SERestoration s flagship journal: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/re…
#restoration #dryland #invasive #India #biodiversity #Gujarat #GenerationRestoration #Prosopis 1/n When we think of restoration, we often think of planting trees. While adding trees might be useful for restoring (some) forests, restoring grasslands often need tree-removal. Encroaching trees on grasslands, like t #invasive Prosopis juliflora in India, are a restortn challng 2/n